Preparation of Amines
Preparation of Amines: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Methods of Preparation of Amines, Preparation of Amines by Reduction of Nitro Compounds, Preparation of Amines by Ammonolysis of Alkyl Halides, Preparation of Amines by Reduction of Nitriles, etc.
Important Questions on Preparation of Amines
What are the reagents required to complete the process:
(i) Ethyl cyanide to ethyl amine
(ii) Butan-1-ol to butanoic acid

Which of the following reaction is involved in the preparation of primary amines:
(i) Hofmann’s bromide reaction and
(ii) Gobriel phthalimide synthesis

Which of the following reaction is involved in the preparation of primary amines:
(i) Hoffmann bromamide reaction and
(ii) Gabriel phthalimide synthesis

Ethyl isocyanide on hydrolysis in acidic medium generates

How will you convert benzene into -dimethylaniline?

Identify the final major product in the following reaction sequence.


The source of nitrogen in Gabriel synthesis of amines is _____.(Potassium phthalimide/Potassium cyanide)



Acetanilide on nitration followed by alkaline hydrolysis mainly gives

Which of the following reactions will give a primary amine?


The most suitable reagent for the conversion of phenylpropanamide into phenylethylamine is:-

Which of the following reagents would not be a good choice for reducing an aryl nitro compound to an amine?


Which one of the following gives secondary amine on reduction:

Ethanamide on Hoffman degradation produces _____.(Methanamine/Ethanamine)

The above reaction is conversion of Nitrobenzene to aniline. It is a _____ reaction for nitrobenzene as oxygen is removed.

Consider the following reaction,
(major)
Which one of the following statements is true for
It gives propionic acid on hydrolysis
It has an ester functional group
It has a nitrogen linked to ethyl carbon
It has a cyanide group
